TPP 221a: The Relationship Between Exercise and Mental Health for Neurodivergent Kids

Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children

Debbie Reber

Education, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.8 • 983 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Fitness instructor, ADHD counselor, and author Gabriel Villarreal talks about how exercise is "medicine" for kids with ADHD, autism, and more, and how to get kids motivated to exercise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Are you struggling to peel your kids away from the TV on the weekends?
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0:21.8	for your kids' voices to be on the pod. Coala Shine is mindful, fun entertainment on the move,
0:27.6	designed to broaden minds, boost confidence and spark curiosity. You might just love it as much as
0:33.2	your little ones. Just search Koala Shine wherever you get your podcasts. And away we go.
0:39.2	Koala shine. Hey, it's Debbie. Today I'm sharing a playback Friday episode. Unless you're a
0:48.1	long-time listener, you likely haven't heard this one yet. And even if you have, I bet you'll
0:52.7	get something completely different from it this one yet. And even if you have, I bet you'll get something completely different
0:54.2	from it this time around. Welcome to Tilt Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and
1:02.5	conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids.
1:08.6	I'm Debbie Reber, and this week I'm talking with coach, counselor,
1:12.4	and author Gabriel Villarreal about the intersection of mental health and exercise for
1:17.1	differently wired kids. Gabriel is not just a licensed counselor specializing in ADHD
1:22.6	and the owner of Lost Boys' Strength and Conditioning Gym. He also has ADHD himself and has experienced
1:29.8	the convergence of these three topics in a profoundly personal way. Gabriel is the creator of
1:35.7	the ADHD Answers book series, including the books on Strength and Positioning, Don't Just
1:41.3	Survive with ADHD, Unlock Your Superpowers and Thrive, unlock your superpowers and thrive, on the
1:45.5	benefits of music therapy, understanding the benefits of music for the ADHD brain, and his
1:51.2	most recent edition on exercise as medicine. In our conversation, we talk about the concept of
1:58.0	exercise as medicine, the differences and considerations of exercise
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